UTRGV vs UST Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

UTRGV is a public and UST is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UST has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,284) than UTRGV ($19,542).
The acceptance rate is same at UTRGV and UST.
UST has a higher submitted SAT score (1,020) than UTRGV (1,020).
UST has higher submitted ACT score (19) than UTRGV (19).
UTRGV has more students with 31,559 students while UST has 9,025 students.
UST has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while UTRGV's ratio is 19 to 1.
UTRGV has more full-time faculties with 1,335 faculties while UST has 416 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and University of St Thomas.

UTRGV	vs.	UST
Edinburg, Texas	Location	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$9,467 Out-Of-State$19,542	2024 Tuition & Fees	$52,284
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$7,475	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,252

85.00 %	Acceptance Rates	85.00 %
49.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.00 %
1,020	SAT Score	1,350
19	ACT Score	27
52 %	Graduation Rate	79 %
17 %	Transfer-out Rate	13 %
76 %	Retention Rate	86 %
31,559	Student Population	9,025
1,335	Number of Faculties	416
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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